Grand jury returns indictment on 7 sex crime counts

An arraignment for David H. "Dave" DeRousse, 69, of West Monroe, will be 10 a.m. Friday in St. Clair County, Illinois.

In December, State’s Attorney Brendan Kelly said DeRousse was charged with seven felony counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse involving a 10-year-old girl and a 12-year-old girl. Since then, the grand jury chose to indict DeRousse on all seven counts.

According to a news release, DeRousse “knowingly committed an act of sexual conduct” with the minors. Court records allege that the abuse happened between August 2014 and August 2016. The Mascoutah Police Department investigated the case.

A representative of the state's attorney's office said the FBI originated the investigation and the only tie the Illinois county has to the crimes is that they were reportedly committed there. Neither DeRousse nor the victims live there.

Bail for DeRousse initially was set at $75,000. He turned himself in Dec. 13 and posted bond.

DeRousse served as president of a local parochial school for three years and has coached and acted as a basketball official for multiple organizations and events in the Monroe area.